Charles M. Schulz Museum and Research Center

Peek-a-boo! There's something new at the Schulz Museum!? ? After many years of welcoming visitors to the Museum, our Charlie Brown statue needed some sprucing up. Thankfully, the original artist, Pam Drucker, and her colleagues Caitlin Leonard and Tifanee Smith at Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates stepped up to give him the Charlie Browniest of updates!? Now Charlie Brown has returned to his spot, ready to greet you once again, and join you for a couple of selfies, too!

Did you know the Schulz Museum sends Traveling Exhibitions to venues around the world? Here are some of the exhibitions we offer.? ? Visit https://lnkd.in/g4bBxf7R to see where the closest Peanuts exhibition is to you, or ask your local museum or library to consider hosting an exhibition!

“In true Charlie Brown fashion, we didn’t finish first,” said Gina Huntsinger, director of the museum. “But we will never stop trying to kick that football or win that baseball game! We are so grateful for the national recognition and being in fourth place. It all comes down to our fans, their love of the ‘Peanuts’ characters, and their respect for what Charles Schulz gave the world.” The Schulz Museum is honored to take the 4th spot in USA Today's 10Best Readers’ Choice travel awards for?Best Pop Culture Museum!

Charles M. Schulz was once asked in an interview how he would like to be remembered: "As just somebody who drew a real good comic strip. I think I'll be lucky if I get remembered that way."? Today, and always, we remember Charles Monroe “Sparky” Schulz (November 26, 1922–February 12, 2000?), creator of Snoopy and the Peanuts gang, who passed away 24 years ago today—just hours before his final Peanuts comic strip ran in newspapers around the world. ? ??: Charles Schulz at his drafting table, c. 1971. Photo: Richard Rowan.

Brain break! Use this step-by-step guide to learn to draw the loyal, determined, and just a bit wishy-washy Charlie Brown!? "My anxieties have anxieties"— Charlie Brown

We need your help! We've been nominated in the Best Pop Culture Museum category for USA TODAY’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice awards! ? ? Currently, we are in 4th place and would appreciate your support to reach the top spot! You can vote daily through February 12. Thank you for your support!? ?? ?? Vote for us here: https://lnkd.in/e-qn_htU

?? Have you heard? "Unpacking Peanuts," hosted by cartoonists Michael Cohen, Jimmy Gownley, and Harold Bucholz, is a fan-made podcast where the three take an in-depth look at the Peanuts comic strip. ? ? In a recent episode, Museum President Jean Schulz and Curator Benjamin Clark joined the discussion to give their insight on Charles M. Schulz and his beloved comic strip!? ? "I get asked all the time what was his [Charles M. Schulz] sense of humor? And I try to think about it, and finally, I realized he liked his own jokes.?"— Jean Schulz? Listen here: pod.link/unpackingpeanuts

Good grief—the Schulz Museum just had its BIGGEST six months EVER in its 21-year history! A huge THANK YOU to Peanuts fans around the globe for supporting and celebrating the timeless legacy of "Sparky" Schulz and his iconic comic strip. "Just like Sparky, we keep doing what we believe in. Staying true to Sparky and his Peanuts comic strip is at the heart of everything we do." —Jean Schulz #SonomaCounty #SantaRosa #VisitCalifornia #Peanuts #Snoopy

What an incredible event! We want to thank actor and writer Bob Odenkirk and illustrator Erin Odenkirk for their discussion about the creative process and their new book, "Zilot & Other Important Rhymes," and for sticking around after to meet guests and sign books!? ? A special thank you to moderator Tom Gammill for his delightful and hilarious questions, too!? ? During the live conversation, Bob Odenkirk shared the process of writing silly poems with his kids when they were young:?? ? "I'd say, 'What did you do today? Where are you going tomorrow? Or what did we eat for dinner?' Then I'd write that down...Then I'd ask, 'What is a word that rhymes with today?'... I'd get it in there. Now they have two lines about something that they did or saw or ate in the world, and then right away—there is a rhyming word that is not necessarily the best, but who cares? Even then, the kid has an achievement because they rhymed something. Already, in two lines, they feel like I won. I won this poem."? ? [Photo 5, left to right: Bob Odenkirk, Jean Schulz, Erin Odenkirk, Tom Gammill]